Abstract
High-speed and high-resolution optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a powerful technology that enables the performance of optical biopsy, the in situ imaging of tissue morphology in vivo and in real time. OCT imaging constructs cross-sectional images by measuring echo delay and the intensity of optical backscattering from internal tissue structures. Femtosecond solid-state lasers are a powerful enabling technology for performing OCT because they have short pulse durations, resulting in short coherence lengths, and are tunable across a range of wavelengths. Femtosecond lasers can produce high average powers and thus enable real-time imaging.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 163 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Conference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS |
| Volume | 11 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1997 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO - Baltimore, MD, USA Duration: May 18 1997 → May 23 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering